Category Archives: History
Cicero and Cato vs. Caesar; Caesar vs. Pompey; Caesar Wins All, Then is Murdered
Conspirata: A Novel of Ancient Rome by Robert Harris is amply reviewed, under this link, in the New York Times. My contribution in this article is to bring the book and the times to your attention and to offer a … Continue reading
What Was it About George Washington…
… that made him “the indispensible man,” as described by historian James Thomas Flexner? And what was it about him that elicited these encomiums from his contemporaries upon his death? “First in war, first in peace, and first in … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Literature, Government & Politics, History
Tagged Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Declaration of Independence, First Continental Congress, George Washington, Joseph J. Ellis, Lexington and Concord, Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, Rev. Richard Allen, Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson
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The Pavellas Perspective 